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Company news: Chris Cochran promoted by Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Friendly Markets, a full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, announced the promotion of Chris Cochran to store manager at the Sandy Creek Tops store. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By...
Sibling Success: Clarke Duo Dominates NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship
(WNY News Now) – Stafford, N.Y. – Evan and Audrey Clarke triumphed at the 11th NYS Mixed Team Amateur Championship, achieving a stellar seven-under-par at Stafford Country Club. The brother-sister pair combined for seven birdies and an eagle, finishing five strokes ahead of the competition. The brother-sister duo...
GOOD NEWS!: Community garden seeks to relieve food insecurity
COEYMANS HOLLOW — Combining the great outdoors with the prospect of fresh food and a love of community — how can you go wrong?. The Community Gardens at Trinity are open for their inaugural season and everyone is welcome to come and partake. “In our community garden, anyone...
Extended School Year rocks along
It’s NOT just work, work, work at the Extended School Year Program at Albany School of Humanities!. On Wednesday, students in kindergarten-grade 12 had lots of hands-on fun in art, music, tennis lessons and Special Olympics training. These enrichment activities support the work students are doing to keep up in English, math, science and social studies over the summer.
Summer programs teach English language and much more
On Thursday, students in the beginning stages of learning English got lessons in literacy, math and navigating life in their new country. Welcome to summer school at the Dual Language and Newcomer programs at Albany International Academy. They serve almost 200 students in grades kindergarten-12 who hail from all over the world and now call Albany their home.
Summer music lessons keep students in the groove
Elementary-, middle- and high-school maestros are staying on top of their craft while school is out, thanks to band and strings lessons the City School District of Albany is offering through its Summer Arts Program. On Wednesday morning, orchestra teachers Anthony Berman and Cameron Newman practiced with a string quartet...
Businesses fear Campbell Avenue closure will shut them down
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Draft for town’s future defines both challenges and opportunities
GUILDERLAND — After initially claiming it was under no obligation to disclose the document publicly, the town of Guilderland recently released the draft update to its two-decade-old comprehensive plan. A committee has worked for nearly two years with a consultant to draft the update, which the town supervisor hopes...
Clover Pond Vineyard wins 11 medals at New York Wine Classic
GUILDERLAND — Less than a decade after starting their vineyard, Joyce and James Besha have won 11 medals at the 38th Annual New York Wine Classic competition. The annual competition, organized by the New York Wine and Grape Foundation, is independently judged by the Beverage Testing Institute. “We work...
Amid Westerlo drama, a young business-owner stands by
WESTERLO — With a $100 powder-coating gun, hand-me-down air compressor, and a toaster oven, Greenville resident Rebecca Haaland started Boosted Coatings in her apartment when she was just 19 years old. Five years later, Haaland’s operation has grown to two locations: one in Norton Hill, and the other in...
GPD: Burglary/grand larceny at Lola Saratoga
GUILDERLAND — Three men smashed the front window of an upscale boutique in Stuyvesant Plaza at about 12:43 a.m. on Tuesday, stealing merchandise, according to a release from Guilderland Police. Lola Saratoga, according to its website is “a destination for luxury accessories offering authenticated designer handbags from Louis Vuitton,...
Spotlight on Business: Virtue Consignment: Newton Plaza continues to expand its retail footprint
Virtue Consignment is one of the newest and rapidly growing additions to the Shoppes at Newton Plaza in Loudonville The post Spotlight on Business: Virtue Consignment: Newton Plaza continues to expand its retail footprint first appeared on Spotlight News.
Clark Art Hosts Performance By Glenn Jones
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute continues its Music on the Moltz Terrace concert series with a performance by Glenn Jones on Sunday, July 28. Emily Robb opens. The free concert takes place on the Lunder Center at Stone Hill's Moltz Terrace at 5 pm. According to a...
BSC Devised Theatre Ensemble Presents “The Wild Tale of Skylar Squirrel: Acorny New Musical”
Get ready to support the next generation of theatre artists!. Over the past few weeks, the Barrington Stage Company Devised Theatre Ensemble members came together to write, produce, and put on their own play – THE WILD TALE OF SKYLAR SQUIRREL: ACORNY NEW MUSICAL!. Friday, July 26, 2024 7:00PM.
Williamstown Dog Owners to Select Board: 'Let Us Deal with It'
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday was told that it should let the people who walk their dogs in the Spruces Park decide how the 114-acre town-owned park is managed. A resident who self-described as a representative of "dog park parents and their little friends" told the...
Mother of 2 Says It Cost Her $10 Million In 52 Days After Losing Her Golden Corral Franchise Unlawfully
Sherrance Henderson, an African American mother of two autistic children and the owner of Cornucopia Queen, Inc. (CQI) doing business as Golden Corral, is advancing in her legal battle against Golden Corral Franchise Systems. She is bringing serious allegations of racial discrimination and financial ruin against the franchise, claiming her...
Author to share tales from new ‘Route 17’ book
COPAKE — Esther Cohen, a self-described lover of pens, will have plenty on hand for the audience to use as she combines readings from her latest book with an opportunity for them to create their own writings at the Roeliff Jansen Library, 9091 Route 22, Hillsdale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1.
BITS & BYTES: Julie Wosk at Berkshire Museum; Camilo Cárdena at Center for Peace through Culture; Bobby Previte at Hudson Hall; ‘Poor Herman’ at Arrowhead; Cheshire Summer Festival; Berkshire Lyric summer camp; Dalton United Methodist Church VBS
Berkshire Museum presents a talk with Julie Wosk, curator of ‘Imaging Women in the Space Age in the Space Age’. Pittsfield— On Saturday, July 27th at 2 p.m., Berkshire Museum presents Julie Wosk, curator of “Imaging Women in the Space Age in the Space Age,” a talk on images of female astronauts and aviators, as well as space-age females in movies, fashion, and television.
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